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[RC] Selling horses [marketability] - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Dodie Sable dodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Those buyers that want the world for $1500 are always going to be out there. It's one thing to pick up a sale horse for $600 and turn it around for $1500. It's a whole other world raising one from the ground, putting in the time to get it on the trail and proving it. In my barn, that's a $6500 horse. In answer to your question, "What does the endurance enthusiast want?" if I were looking for a horse right now, I'd be looking for a green prospect in the $2500 range. Personally, I don't give a flit what the breeding behind a horse is. I judge each horse individually. I have a whole barn of proven horses that I was told can't run endurance because of their breed, or their parentage, or their size, etc. Hmmmmm, each one passed my own particular criteria and each one has excelled on it's own merit. I don't sell many adults, only foals. Those adults I do sell failed to pass the endurance training goals and are put into pleasure trail riding and sold as such. Most times, prices are negotiable, HOWEVER a fully trained, proven and electric endurance horse isn't leaving my barn without a worthy price paid by the buyer. And if someone isn't willing to pay the price, then we keep on running it, earning it's AREC mileage, it's breed distance program awards, etc. (grin) I have lots of leasers to help me out with that! Dodie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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